The San Antonio Spurs gave the Oklahoma City Thunder their first loss of the postseason in Game 1 behind a historic performance from Victor Wembanyama. As a result, the pressure was firmly on the reigning NBA champions going into the second game of the series.

After Victor Wembanyama dominated the OKC Thunder in Game 1, they were able to contain the San Antonio Spurs’ big man in Game 2. When OKC HC Mark Daigneault seemed out of options, he turned to Isaiah Hartenstein.

Isaiah Hartenstein was getting noticed for much of Game 2 between the Thunder and Spurs for pushing around Victor Wembanyama. But his most negative moment came later, when he pulled on the dreads of Stephon Castle in the middle of a play. None of the referees noticed it enough to blow their whistles for a foul call.

After finishing with 12 minutes in Game 1, Isaiah Hartenstein provided valuable minutes in Game 2 to help even the Thunder vs Spurs series at 1-1. It does seem that he played the most important role in the win,

Victor Wembanyama dominated Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, but met his match in Game 2. The Oklahoma City Thunder will credit Isaiah Hartenstein’s physical performance to dominate